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My question was literally asking if/why this was unsafe. > The trim appears to be providing some strain relief for the strap holding the LCC in place, perhaps
by shepherdjerred 3y ago
My question was literally asking if/why this was unsafe.
> The trim appears to be providing some strain relief for the strap holding the LCC in place, perhaps to keep the tension from providing unnecessary stress on the condenser during vibration or flexing, or to prevent any sharp corners from severing the strap itself.
Can you explain to me why wood trim would be less safe than plastic for this?
- llamaimperative 3y agoAre the performance characteristics of that (presumably) random piece of wood well-established for a usecase like this? If so: Sure, no problem! If no: Then that's why. A key part of engineering pretty much anything is understanding the characteristics of the materials. Plastics are extremely highly-engineered and well-understood (which is why they're everywhere now). Wood can be the same, but by default is not, especially in mass-production contexts where performance can vary dramatically between individual pieces of wood, which is one of many reasons you don't see it used in these contexts. This could be totally fine, but there's absolutely no reason that should be the default assumption, especially when we know for a fact that was not the typical assembly plan and this is a company and culture known for cutting corners.